CIN: L15209TG1995PLC020324
Dodla Dairy Limited is a public limited company having its registered and corporate office in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The company was incorporated in the year 1995 and production commenced in 1998.
Madhusudhana Reddy Ambavaram is the Whole-time Director of the Company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Sri Venkateswara University and a Master’s in Business Administration. He holds an Executive Programme in HR Analytics from IIM Lucknow. He has over 30 years of experience in the entire gamut of HR functions. He is the state committee member of Employers Federation of Southern India (EFSI) for the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Also, a life member of NHRD Hyderabad chapter. He has 13 years of experience in HR, IR & Legal functionality with Imperial Granites Limited previously. Currently, he leads the Human Resources, Legal and Compliance functions at Dodla Dairy for the past 17 years.
Mr. Akshay Tanna is a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director on the board of the company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Akshay Tanna (Mumbai) is currently Partner and Head at KKR India Private Equity. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Tanna spent more than 13 years with TPG and was most recently a partner in its India office. He led TPG’s Growth and Rise investment activities in consumer, technology, and financial services in India. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tanna worked in investment banking in the financial institutions group at Deutsche Bank, New York. Mr. Tanna started his career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in New York and London. He earned a BS in Economics, Magna Cum Laude, from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Raja Rathinam is an Independent Director on the Board of the Company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science from the University of Madras, Indian Dairy Diploma from National Dairy Research Institute, a Master’s degree in Dairy Science and Dairy Microbiology from the University of Agricultural Sciences, a Master’s degree in Dairy Technology from the University of Agricultural Sciences, with an award of a gold medal and a Doctor of Philosophy in Dairy Science from Agra University. Additionally, he is also an Associate of the Institution of Chemists (India). He has more than 40 years of experience in the Dairy industry. He has previously been, inter alia, Associate in various roles with Michael & Sons, Osmania University Department of Dairy Science, National Dairy Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation Limited, Bihar State Co-Operative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited, Mother Dairy Calcutta. Reliance Dairy Foods Limited and Swiss Development Corporation initiated Swiss Foundation for International Cooperation. He was also a consultant for the World Bank in relation to their Jeevika livelihood promotion project and the Managing Director of SwaayamKsheer Producer Company Limited initiated by UNDP under the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Further, he was also selected as the National Advisor to the President of India after working on the Tsunami project with Asian Development Bank and various government organisations. He has also been awarded the National Productivity Award by the Prime Minister of India, the first prize for Environmental Excellence from the Chief Minister of West Bengal and the Governor of Bihar’s award for making significant contributions to the progress in Bihar.
Vinoda Kailas is an Independent Woman Director on the board of the company. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineer from NIT Warangal (erstwhile REC Warangal). She has over 16 years of experience in designing and implementing large scale IT solutions for clients in US and Europe. She has experience in global client acquisition and technology innovation. She now applies this expertise towards her passion for social development, as Trustee of the Pravaha Foundation. She oversees the long-term strategic outlook, and program management for all the foundation’s initiatives. She is also a Trustee for the Navam Innovation Foundation.
Mr. Rampraveen Swaminathan is an Independent Director of our Company. He has two decades of global business leadership experience spanning Automotive, Energy and Paper sectors. He started his career with Tata group and his other stints include positions with Cummins Inc., International Paper Co. and Schneider Electric. He was Chairman & Managing Director of International Paper APPM Limited, a listed company. His areas of expertise include Strategy and Planning, Business Management, International Operations and Operations Transformation. He is also a Managing Director & CEO on the Board of Mahindra Logistics Limited. He is a partner in SVP India, a strategic philanthropic organisation. He is also on the Advisory Board of WWF – India. He holds MBA degree in Finance and Strategy from TA Pai Management Institute, India and Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Bangalore. He is an alumnus of Harvard’s Executive Strategy Program (2007).
Raman Tallam Puranam is an Independent Director on the Board of our Company. He holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Commerce from Osmania University. He has previously worked with SBI Capital Markets Limited and was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited for over 15 years.